National Communications System Briefing Template

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ESF 2 Operations Plan Jeff Glick Director, CIP
Division, NC [phone]
National Communications System Briefing Template
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Every Disaster will not be Katrina

• The OPLAN is designed to give detail to the NRP
  and provide structure to ESF 2 response, but not
  be an SOP.
• Response will still be scaled to a given event,
  but the plan provides the resources in the field
  and in Washington to react to a major disaster,
  and do it proactively.
• Start big and scale back quickly if not needed.
  Dont get behind the power curve.
• Expect over-reaction this year.

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ESF 2 OPLAN Status

• The genesis of the ESF 2 OPLAN was the lessons
  learned from the 2005 hurricane season, including
  the ESF 2 lessons learned conference on 1 Dec
  2005.
• Writing began during the OPLAN writing conference
  in February 2006.
• Over 700 comments from all of the ESF 2
  supporting agencies have subsequently been
  resolved and included
• ESF 2 OPLAN Version 3 was released on 10 May
• Intended to be the version used during the coming
  hurricane season
• If major problems are noted during this week we
  will consider issuing another version

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ESF 2 OPLAN Structure

• Planning Assumptions
• Roles and Responsibilities
• Preparedness Phase
• Heightened Watch Phase
• Alert, Activation, and Deployment Phases
• Response and Recovery Phase
• Deactivation Phase
• Frequency Management
• Analysis and Assessment of Disaster Impacts on
  Communications Infrastructure
• Donations Management of Communications Equipment
  and Services
• Information Sharing and Reporting
• Logistics and Transportation

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Annexes

• Acronym List
• Glossary
• Relevant Policies
• Fly Away Kits and Personal Affairs
• ESF 2 Time Phased Response Activities for
  Incident with Warning
• ESF 2 Time Phased Response Activities for
  Incident without Warning

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ECT-F Organization
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ECT-F Described

• Communications Engineer The eyes and ears of
  the Team. Works with the State/ other officials
  to define the communication requirements i.e.
  what is required to establish/re-establish comms
  from a tech. view.
• Comms Asset Manager Takes the requirements
  generated by the State or Comms Engineer and
  resources them using the Comms Asset Database.
  Solutions can come from Industry or Federal side
  of CAD. Second function is Comms Asset Tracker
  (CAT). Obtaining or maintaining situational
  awareness of comms deployments in the impacted
  area (either through ESF2 or by parent agencies
  supporting their teams in the field.)
• Mission Assignment Manager Orders commercial
  services via FEMA TIMACS or by mission assigning
  another Federal Agency. Works closely with FEMA
  to process.
• Action Officers Assist in performance of all
  team duties from analysis to reports and
  briefings to logistics and donations management.
• Frequency Managers Coordinates spectrum use.
• Admin/Staff Support First person in ESF2
  others in JFO/call-ins meet. Assists in
  briefings/report preparation.
• Liaisons Facilitate planning, coordination and
  operations with supporting organizations.

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ECT-N Organization
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ECT-N Described

• Additional Operational Positions In ECT- N
• Operations Analysis ManagerDevelops pre- and
  post- impact analyses.
• Public Affairs Coordinator Serves as public
  affairs liaison to DHS Public Affairs. Monitors
  media reports and prepares responses in
  coordination with ESF2 and DHS Public Affairs.
• Donations Manager Screens/coordinates all
  donations with Comms Engineer, Asset Manager and
  FECC, and with FEMA and Dept. of State
  (international)
• Historian Responsible for capturing key issues,
  activities and documents.
• NCC Watch Central point for transmitting/receivin
  g information concerning incident

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ESF-2 Organization
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Salient Points about Operations

• Preparedness Phase
• Training and Exercising
• Fly away kits
• Working with State and local authorities
• Communications Asset Database (CAD)
• Alert, Activation, and Deployment Phases
• Staffing teleconference to be held as soon as ESF
  2 is notified of pending activation
• Response and Recovery Phase
• Ensuring Federal communications sustainability
• Assisting state, local, and tribal authorities
  with communications
• Assisting in the restoration of the commercial
  communications infrastructure
• Deactivation Phase
• Orderly and planned deactivation that captures
  all needed records

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NRP Changes

• Interim changes to the NRP will be issued shortly
• Multiple JFOs are allowed
• Clarify PFO/FCO duties. PFO FCO can be same
  person
• JTF CDR and staff are to be collocated with the
  JFO
• ESFs to fall under the JFO Operations section
• Establishes the HSC Disaster Response Group (DRG)
• Broadens scope of Catastrophic annex
• Changes the HSOC to the National Operations
  Center (NOC) and the IIMG to the Incident
  Advisory Council (IAC)
• Deletes many references to an Incident of
  National Significance broadening the
  applicability of many sections of the NRP
• DOJ is now the sole agency in charge of ESF 13
• No impact on the content of ESF 2

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Salient Points About Organization, Roles and
Responsibilities

• Establishes and describes the following teams and
  positions on these teams
• Emergency Communications Team National (ECT-N)
• Emergency Communications Team Field (ECT-F)
• NCS Analysis Response Team (ART)
• FECCs will be appointed by the Deputy Manager of
  the NCS, in conjunction with the GSA. FECCs may
  be selected from the GSA cadre of Regional
  Managers or from a cadre of Headquarters
  personnel from ESF 2 agencies
• RCCs have been assigned in Regions IV and VI to
  be responsible for preparedness activities.
  Currently these are contract personnel but this
  program is envisioned to expand to all 10 FEMA
  regions and be staffed by permanent Federal
  personnel.
• Provides detail about the relationship between
  ESF 2 and DoD
• Redefines the roles of NCSD under ESF 2
• Describes the role of the DHS/IP Infrastructure
  Liaison Cell as defined in the IP Incident
  Management Plan (IMP)